Contents

Manuscript pages of the censuses of individuals, grouped into the kolelim (communities) to which they belonged, are contained in separate bound volumes, entitled 'Statistical Accounts', now in the Montefiore Library.

These Statistical Accounts also contain details of the communal Institutions in each town. After the work of publishing the censuses on-line is finished, the Institutions will be treated in similar manner and also published on-line.

Lists of the contents of each volume are being prepared. They will appear below as they are completed.

Year 1839 (5599)

Catalogue No. 52
Page Content Comments
1 Names of the members of Sephardic congregation in Safed  
2 Names of the members who left Safed after the earthquake except those who left to Damascus  
3-6 Names of the members of Sephardic congregation in Safed  
8-13 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi congregation in Safed Men only
14a Names of the members of the Ashkenazi congregation in Safed Women only
14b Names of the rabbis of the Sephardic congregation in Safed  
16 Letter to Moses Montefiore Begging for money after the earthquake
18 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation of Shefaram Men, widows and orphans
20-23 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Tiberias Men only
24 Names of the rabbis of the Sephardic congregation in Tiberias Head of the Yeshivas
25 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Tiberias  
26-29 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi congregation in Tiberias Men only
30 Names of the widows and orphans of the Ashkenazi congregation in Tiberias  
31 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi congregation in Tiberias Russian Jews
32 Names of the rabbis of the Ashkenazi congregation in Tiberias  
32a Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Tiberias Men, widows and rabbis
34 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Nablus  
36 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem Men and offspring
37-38 Names of the rabbis of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem Men and offspring
39-43 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem Men and offspring
44-49 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
50-51 Names of the orphans of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
52 Names of the rabbis of the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem Men and offspring
53 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem Include some of Safed members
54 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi Hassidic congregation in Jerusalem Men, women and rabbis
55 Names of the widows of the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem  
56 Names of the orphans of the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem  
20-21 Names of the orphans of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
22 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
23 Names of the rabbis of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
24-25 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
26 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
27 Names of the widows of the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem  
38 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
39 Names of the rabbis of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem  
58 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Hebron Men and offspring
59 Names of the rabbis of the Sephardic congregation in Hebron Men and offspring
60 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Hebron  
61 Names of the orphans of the Sephardic congregation in Hebron  
62 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi Hassidic congregation in Hebron Chabad
63 Names of the orphans of the Ashkenazi Hassidic congregation in Hebron Chabad
65 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Jaffa Include a detailed letter to Moses Montefiore, asking for funds
66 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Jaffa  
68 Names of the members of the Ashkenazi Kollel congregation in Haifa Include a letter to Moses Montefiore, begging for money and justice
68a Summary of residence of a Portuguese community Small note in English
69-70 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Haifa  
71 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Haifa  
72 Names of the orphans of the Sephardic congregation in Haifa  
74 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Acre Men and offspring. Doesn't mention the word Sephardic but the names are Sephardic.
75-76 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Acre Men and offspring
77 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Acre  
78 Names of the orphans of the Sephardic congregation in Acre  
80-83 Names of the members of the Sephardic congregation in Sidon Men and offspring
84 Names of the widows of the Sephardic congregation in Sidon  
85 Names of the orphans of the Sephardic congregation in Sidon  
87 List of the paupers, widows and orphans in Jerusalem As Moses Montefiore asked
88 Letter to Moses Montefiore Written in English by someone who's explaining what was done with some money (?)
89-90 Summary of numbers of rabbis in Jerusalem and the funds that was given to them  
91-102 Summary of numbers of widows, orphans and laymen in Jerusalem  
103-109 Summary of members of Jerusalem congregation Rabbis, laymen, orphans, widows and Kollel members
128 Index Stand alone page number
114-115 A thanking letter to Moses Montefiore from the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem  
86 An apologetic letter to Moses Moses Montefiore for the delay in giving money to the congregation of Jerusalem Stand alone page number
No page An apologetic letter to the congregation to Shefaram from the congregation of Tiberias Blue page
No page A letter to Moses Montefiore from the Ashkenazi congregation of Tiberias Blue page

Year 1840 (5600)

Catalogue No. 556
Page Content
1-6 Statistical account of Israelites residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600 (1840)
7 Statistical account of Widows residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600
8-10 Statistical account of Israelites residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600
11-12 Statistical account of the male and female orphans residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600
13 Statistical account of Widows residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600
14 Statistical account of Israelites residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600
15-16 Statistical account of Chief Rabbis & Leaders of the Israelites residing at Alexandria taken in year 5600

Year 1849 (5609)

Catalogue No. 529
Page Content
3-8 Beyrout Portuguese Congregation
9-24 Safed German Congregation
25-48 Safed Portuguese Congregation & list of widows
49-57 Safed German Congregation
58-62 Safed Portuguese Congregation - Shefaram & Pakieen
63-91 Tabariya - Portuguese, German and Russian Congregations
92 Nabloos Congregation
93-159 Jerusalem - Portuguese Congregation, Maghrab (i.e. Algeria, Morroco & Fez) Congregation, German Congregation, Congregation of Volhynien Ashkenazim, Congregation of Perushim
160-171 Hebron - Hebron Congregation, Congregation of Habad in Hebron, Portuguese Congregation in Hebron
172-175 Jaffa - Portuguese Congregation
176-181 Acre - Portuguese Congregation

Year 1855 (5615)

Catalogue No. 531
Page Content
1-6 Statistical accounts of the Portuguese & German Congregation at Jaffa & Ramala
7-8 Widows of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
9-10 Female Orphans of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
11-12 Male Orphans of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
13-14 Synagogues of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
15-16 Torah Colleges of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
17-18 Schools of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
19-20 Charitable Institutions of Portuguese and German Congregation at Jaffa
21-60 Perooshim congregation in Jerusalem
61-104 Chasidim Valhynien congregation in Jerusalem
105-114 Varsa / Varsha Congregation in Jerusalem
115-130 Ma'arabyim Congregation in Jerusalem
131-148 Holland Deutschland Congregation in Jerusalem
149-162 Chabad Congregation in Hebron
167-168 Orphan Boys - Chabad Congregation Hebron
169-172 Widows - Chabad Congregation Hebron
173-174 Charitable Institutions - Chabad Congregation Hebron
175-176 Synagogues - Congregation of Chabad in Hebron
177-178 Torah Colleges - Congregation of Chabad in Hebron
179-180 Schools - of Chabad in Hebron
181-198 Statistical account of Portuguese Congrregation in Hebron
199-222 Statistical account of Portuguese Congregation at Acre
223-238 Statistical account of the Congregation Haifa
Catalogue No. 532
Page Content
1-2 Account of the Sephardi Synagogues in Teveria in 5615
3-6 Statistical account of the male Sephardi orphans in Teveria in 5615
7-8 Statistical account of the female Sephardi orphans in Teveria in 5615
9-14 Statistical account of the Sephardi Widows in Teveria in 5615
15-16 Blank
17-34 Statistical account of the Sephardi Congregation in Teveria in 5615
35-36 Account of a Synagogue in Teveria in 5615
37-38 Account of the Sephardi Torah Colleges in Teveria in 5615
39-40 Account of the Sephardi Schools in Teveria in 5615
41-42 Account of the Sephardi Charitable Institutions in Teveria in 5615
43-62 Statistical Account of the Kollel Vaalin Congregation in Teverai in 5615
63-66 Statistical Account of the Kollel Vaalin Widows in Teverai in 5615
67-72 Statistical Account of the Kollel Vaalin Orphans in Teverai in 5615
73-74 Account of the Kollel Vaalin Synagogues in Teveria in 5615
75-76 Account of the Kollel Vaalin Schools in Teveria in 5615
77-78 Account of the Kollel Vaalin Charitable Institutions in Teveria in 5615
79-80 Statistical Account of the Kollel Raisin Congregation in Teverai in 5615
81-82 Statistical Account of the Kollel Raisin Widows in Teverai in 5615
83-86 Statistical Account of the Kollel Raisin Orphans in Teverai in 5615
87-88 Account of the Kollel Raisin Synagogues in Teveria in 5615
89-90 Account of the Kollel Raisin Schools in Teveria in 5615
91-92 Account of the Kollel Raisin Charitable Institutions in Teveria in 5615
93-100 Statistical account of Askenazim living in Tsefat in 5615
101-110 Statistical Account of the Ashkenazi Widows in Tsefat in 5615
111-118 Statistical Account of the Ashkenazi Orphans in Tsefat in 5615
119-132 Statistical Account of the Sephardim in Tsefat in 5615
133-138 Statistical Account of the Sephardi Widows in Tsefat in 5615
139-144 Statistical Account of the Sephardi Orphans in Tsefat in 5615
145-146 Account of the Sephardi Synagogues in Tsefat in 5615
147-148 Account of the Sephardi Torah Colleges in Tsefat in 5615
149-150 Account of the Sephardi Schools in Tsefat in 5615
151-152 Account of the Sephardi Charitable Institutions in Tsefat in 5615
153-178 Statistical Account of Ashkenazin (Kollel Vaalin) in Tsefat in 5615
179-180 Statistical Account of the Ashkenazi (Kollel Vaalin) Synagogues in Tsefat in 5615
181-182 Account of the Ashkenazi (Kollel vaalin) Schools in Tsefat in 5615
183-184 Account of the Ashkenazi (Kollel Vaalin) Charitable Institutions in Tsefat in 5615
185-186 Statistical Account of the Sephardim in Fikiyin in 5615
187-188 Statistical Account of the Sephardi Widows in Fikiyin in 5615
189-190 Account of the Sephardi Torah Colleges in Fikiyin in 5615
191-196 Statistical Account of the Jews living in Shefaram in 5615
197-200 Statistical Account of the Orphans in Shefaram in 5615
201-202 Account of the Synagogues in Shefaram in 5615
203-204 Account of the Torah Colleges in Shefaram in 5615
205-206 Account of the Schools in Shefaram in 5615
207-208 Account of the Charitable Institutions in Shefaram in 5615
209-End Statistical account of the Gidon Congregation

Year 1866 (5626)

Catalogue No. 537: Statistical Accounts of the Holy Land
Page Content
1-11List of the Congregation at Jaffa
12-42List of the Congregation at Jerusalem
43-91List of letters to Sir Moses requesting his charitable help
92-109List of the Moroccan Congregation in Jerusalem
110-113List of Synagogues, Colleges, Schools & Charitable Institutions belonging to the Ashkenazim Perushim in Jerusalem
114-115List of the Sobalk Congregation in Jerusalem
116-135List of the names of Jews, widows and orphans of Minsk & surrounding areas in Jerusalem
136-150List of the Volhynian Congregation in Jerusalem
151-162List of the Estreich Congregation in Jerusalem
163-179List of the Hungarian Congregation in Jerusalem
180-189List of the Khabad Congregation in Jerusalem
190-193List of the Horedna Congregation in Jerusalem
194-197List of the Ashkenazi Perushin Reisin in Jerusalem
198-204List of the Vilno Congregation in Jerusalem
205-209List of the Ashkenazi Perushin in Jerusalem
210-217List of the Hood Congregation in Jerusalem
218-226List of the Sephardi Congregation in Hebron
227-235List of the Khabad Congregation in Hebron
236-240List of the Congregation in Shekhem
241-251List of the Sephardi Congregation in Teveria
252-256List of the Congregation in Haifa
257-266List of the Sephardi Congregation in Teveria
267-273List of the Ostreich Congregation in Teveria
274-280List of the Rosia Congregation in Teveria
281-295List of the Valin Congregation in Teveria
296-305List of the Sephardi Congregation in Tsfat Hayor
306-307List of the Sephardi Congregation in Tsfat
308-317List of the Sephardi Congregation in Tsfat Hayor
318-319List of the Sephardi Congregation in Tsfat
320-339List of the Estreich Congregation Tsfat
340-362List of the Volynian Congregation in Tsfat
363-366List of the Congregation in Pakin Tubaba
367List of the Sephardim in Zidon
List of the agricultural economy in Pakin
369-374List of the Sephardim in Zidon

Year 1866 and 1875 (mixed)

Catalogue no. 535: Statistical Accounts of Sephardi Jews living in Jerusalem in 5626
Page Content
4-33Heads of family and their dependents
36Chief Rabbis & leaders
37-160Details of Sephardi Jews living in Jerusalem in 5626
Catalogue no. 540: Statistical Accounts of the Sephardi congregation living in Jerusalem

(Bookpost mark on penultimate leaf is dated 1875)

Page Content
4-11Chief rabbis and leaders in 5626/1866. Year 1875 also inscribed.
14-23Chief rabbis and leaders in 5626/1866
20-21Chief rabbis and leaders in 5635/1875
26-27Synagogues in 5626/1866. 1875 also inscribed
30-31Torah Colleges in 5626/1866. Year 1875 also inscribed
34-35Schools in 5626/1866. Year 1875 also inscribed
38-39Charitable institutions in 5626/1866. Year 1875 also inscribed
Loose material:Letter in Hebrew and envelope, Letter in English and envelope
Blotting paper
Catalogue no. 536: Statistical Accounts of Sephardi Jews living in Tiberius

Each section is written across A2 sheet, folded over to form booklet (Post mark on page 16 shows 1875)

Page Content
1-4 (from top)Names of widows
5-10Names of heads of families and their dependents
11-12Elders of the community
13Synagogues
14Schools
15Colleges
16Institutions
17Female orphans
18Male orphans
Catalogue no. 534: Statistical Accounts of widows & orphans of the Sephardi community of Jerusalem

Dated: Western calendar 1875/1866. Hebrew calendar 5630/5626.

Page Content
1-30Widows
31-32Female orphans
33-34Male orphans

Year 1875

Catalogue no. 533: Statistical Accounts of Jews of the Sephardi congregation of Hebron

Introductory paragraph and post mark on final page show 1875, while census pages show 1866.

Page Content
3Explanatory paragraph signed by five members of the congregation
4-5Heads of family and their dependents
8-9Heads of family not receiving financial aid, and their dependents
11Chief rabbis and leaders
14-19Widows
22-23Female orphans
26-27Male orphans
30-31Synagogues
32-35Torah Colleges
42-43Charitable Institutions
Catalogue no. 538: Statistical Accounts of the Sephardi Jews living in Haifa
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4Chief Rabbis and leaders
6-7Synagogues
14-15Schools
18-19Male orphans
22-23Female orphans
25Widows
Catalogue no. 539: Statistical Accounts of Jewish residents of Jerusalem, from India
Page Content
1Dedication to Sir Moses signed by Nahman Natan Kurosh, Azriel Selig Hausdorff and Avraham Elkanah Zaks, representatives of the German community.
3-4Heads of families and their dependents
7-8Widows
11-12Female orphans
15-16Male orphans
19-20Synagogues
23-24Colleges
27-28Schools
30Bookpost inscription in English of Selig Hausdorff and Nathan Coronel of the Holland and Deutschland Congregation of Jerusalem. Post office stamp and dated 1875 in Ramsgate and Montefiore seal.
31-32Institutions
35-38Information concerning housing for the poor on Mount Zion.
39Dedicatory poem to Sir Moses
40- 41Information concerning hot food kitchens for Ashkenazi Perushim and visitors in Jerusalem. Accounts of receipts and payments from guests. Signed by Selig Hausdorff.
Catalogue no. 541: Statistical Accounts of the Chabad congregation of Jerusalem
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3-4Chief rabbis and leaders
7-20Heads of family and their dependents, family situation
23-24Male orphans
27-28Female orphans
31-32Colleges
35-36Schools
39-40Charitable institutions
42Widows
Catalogue no. 542: Statistical Accounts of Ashkenazi Prushim, Reisin Congregation in Jerusalem
Page Content
4-19Heads of family and their dependents
20-21Widows
24-25Male orphans
27Rabbanim/teachers and headteachers
Catalogue no. 543: Statistical Accounts of Jews of the Vilna congregation living in Jerusalem
Page Content
4-5Chief rabbis and leaders and their families
6-11Heads of family and their dependents
12-13Widows
15Male orphans
16-17Female orphans
Catalogue no. 544: Statistical Accounts of Jews living in Jerusalem from Zamut VaKorland
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4-5Teachers, chief rabbis and leaders and their families
6-15Heads of family and their dependents
16-19Widows
20-21Male and female orphans
Catalogue no. 545: Statistical accounts of Ashkenazi Jews living in Hebron
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4-21Heads of family and their dependents
24-25Chief rabbis and leaders
28-29Widows
32-33Female orphans
36-37Male orphans
40-41Synagogues
44-45Colleges
50-51Charitable institutions
Catalogue no. 546: Statistical Accounts of Jews living in Jerusalem from Minsk
Page Content
4-5Chief rabbis and leaders
6-17Heads of family and their dependents
19Explanation concerning widows and orphans. Long list of widows follows
20-25Widows
28-29Female orphans
Catalogue no. 547: Statistical Accounts of Jews in Jerusalem from Horadana
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2-3Leaders, governors
5Chief rabbis and leaders
8-21Heads of family and their dependents
24-29Widows
32-33Male orphans
Catalogue no. 548: Statistical Accounts of Jews in Jerusalem from Souvalek Lamze
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3-4Heads of family and their dependents
5Leaders not receiving financial assistance
7-8Heads of family and their dependents
11-12Female orphans
14Widows
Catalogue no. 549: Statistical Accounts of the Ashkenazi Perushim congregation living in Jerusalem
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2-3Synagogues
6-19Torah colleges
22-27Charitable organisations
29Chief rabbis and leaders
32-EndSchools
Catalogue no. 550: Statistical Accounts of the Kollel Karlin congregation living in Jerusalem and Tiveria
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4-5Heads of family and their dependents in Jerusalem
8-9Orphans and widows living in Jerusalem
12-13Synagogues in Jerusalem
16-17Heads of family and their dependents living in Teveria
20-21Orphans and widows living in Teveria
24-25Synagogues in Teveria
Catalogue No. 551: Statistical Accounts of the Walechei and Russian Moldovan Ashkenazi community in Safed
Page Content
Loose leaf 1Short paragraph describing the situation of the community, signed by 6 members of the congregation.
Loose leaf 220 verse 'Poem of Honour' written to Sir Moses, 'the tzaddik.' 2 Ashkenazi community stamps, 3 signatories including Moshe Nehemiya Kohani, written by Joseph Elie Kahanan(i?)
Introductory pageA dedication to Sir Moses, signed by members of the Moldova and Walechei Ashkenazi congregation of Safed.
1-52Heads of family and their dependents
53-70Widows
71-72Female orphans
73-74Male orphans
75-76Account of the synagogues
77-78Charitable institutions
79Chief rabbis and leaders
Statistical accounts of the Warsaw congregation of Safed
80-83Heads of family and their dependents
83-84Widows, male and female orphans
Catalogue no. 552: Statistical Accounts of the Varshi congregation of Jerusalem
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1-26Heads of family and their dependents
27Widows
29-EndMale and female orphans
Catalogue no. 553: Statistical Accounts of the Vallin congregation living in Jerusalem
Page Content
1-14Heads of family and their dependents
15-19Widows
20Male orphans
21Female orphans
22Synagogues
23Torah colleges
24Schools
25Chief rabbis and leaders
Catalogue no. 554: Statistical Accounts the Ehstrich congregation of Jerusalem
Page Content
1Chief rabbis and leaders and total number of the community
2-6Heads of family and their dependents
7-8Widows
9Male orphans
10Female orphans
11Synagogues belonging to the Ehstrich and Galician congregation
12Schools belonging to the Ehstrich and Galician congregation
13Charitable institutions belonging to the Ehstrich and Galician congregation
Catalogue no. 555: Statistical Accounts of Jews living in Jerusalem from Gorgistan (Grazia)
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3-7Heads of family and their dependents
9Chief rabbis and leaders
11Widows
13Male and female orphans
15Colleges and synagogues
Catalogue no. 557: Statistical Accounts of Jews living in Yaffo
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1-3Chief rabbis and leaders
4Heads of family and their dependents
5Chief rabbis and leaders
6-7Widows
8Male orphans
9Female orphans
10Torah colleges
11Schools
12Charitable institutions
13Synagogues
Catalogue no. 569: Statistical Accounts of the Ehstrich congregation living in Safed
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Inside front coverMontefiore coat of arms
3Introductory page stating the congregation's cooperation in fulfilling Sir Moses's request to conduct a census of the population
6-51Heads of family and their dependents
52-67Widows
68-69Synagogues
70-71Chief rabbis and leaders
72Concluding paragraph stating that the congregation has completed the census for Sir Moses, signed by members of the community
73Statistical Accounts of the Ehstrich congregation living in Tiveria. 3 columns stating names of the heads of household, their place of birth and occupation